'Mortal Kombat XL' Kombat Pack 2 Expansion Pre-Order Bonuses Includes 'Cosplay' DLC [Release Date & Gameplay Details]

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Fans and gamers will have to wait until March to get their hands on "Mortal Kombat XL," but a new pre-order listing reveals a bonus costume pack for the highly anticipated game, XBox Achievements reports.

Gamers who preorder "Mortal Kombat XL" will be treated to a Cosplay Pack costume DLC that enables the user to dress Cassie Cage and Jacqui Briggs as series staples Sub-Zero and Scorpion, respectively. NetherRealm Studios announced this bonus material via their official Twiter account.

Get the Cosplay Pack for FREE when you pre-order Mortal Kombat XL or Kombat Pack 2. #MKXL pic.twitter.com/7SvuuGprjn

— NetherRealm Studios (@NetherRealm) January 26, 2016

According to Gamespot, "Mortal Kombat XL" and "Kombat Pack 2" will be available beginning March 1. "Mortal Kombat XL" will go on sale for $59.99, while "Kombat Pack 2" will sell separately for $19.99. The latter will feaure four new characters, namely Alien's Xenomorph, Leatherface, Triborg, and Bo' Rai Cho, and include Goro, who was previously available as preorder bonus material. Character skins will also be featured in "Kombat Pack 2," including Medieval Pack, Apocalypse Pack, and the new environment called Pit Stage.

Back in March 2015, Playstation Lifestyle spoke with NetherRealm Studios senior producer Adam Urbano to talk about their game development process for "Mortal Kombat X," which was released in April.

"I think our strategy is pretty well known at this point. The production team likes to find ways to make it so they can work until the last possible second to sneak on more and more content," Urbano explained. "So, at that point when we are done, we are close, about a month or so, then we start to look at all the fun stuff we couldn’t get to because we love these games and would work on the forever if we could. Well, we do, it’s just over the years."

"Mortal Kombat X" won the Best Fighting Game award during the Game Awards in 2015, and according to The Wall Street Journal (via Gamespot), the game has sold over five million units in total, and has the "biggest launch" in franchise history to date. Check out the official XBox game summary below for details. For more information, visit xbox.com.

Mortal Kombat X combines cinematic presentation with all-new gameplay to deliver the most brutal Kombat experience ever, offering a new fully-connected experience that launches players into a persistent online contest where every fight matters in a global battle for supremacy.

Mortal Kombat X gives players the ability to choose from multiple variations of each character, impacting both strategy and fighting style. Players step into an original story showcasing some of the game’s most prolific characters, including Scorpion and Sub-Zero.